Air Tractor AT-802 vs Xi'an Y-20: Specs Compared

Air Tractor AT-802 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft

Credit

Daniel VA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Xi'an Y-20 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Xi'an Y-20

Strategic airlifter

Credit

wc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Air Tractor AT-802AT-802 · Length

10.95 m

Length source ↗

Xi'an Y-20Y-20B · Length

47 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

47mY-20B · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)^[source]

47 m

Y-20B · Length

Single source

47 m (154 ft 2 in)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

50mY-20B · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)^[source]

50 m

Y-20B · Wingspan

Single source

50 m (164 ft 1 in)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

15mY-20B · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)^[source]

15 m

Y-20B · Height

Single source

15 m (49 ft 3 in)^[source]

7.3t

220t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,951 kg

Empty; AT-802 · Empty weight

Single source

7,257 kg

Maximum take-off; AT-802 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,505 lb (2,951 kg)^[source]

16,000 lb (7,257 kg)^[source]

100,000 kg

Empty; Y-20B · Empty weight

Single source

220,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Y-20B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)

3Y-20B · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]

3 people

Y-20B · Crew

Single source

3^[source]

356km/hCruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

926km/hMaximum; Y-20B · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

356 km/h

Cruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

Single source

221 mph (356 km/h, 192 kn) at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)^[source]

630 km/h

Cruise; Y-20B · Cruise speed

Single source

926 km/h

Maximum; Y-20B · Maximum speed

Single source

926 km/h (575 mph, 500 kn)^[source]

630 km/h (390 mph, 340 kn)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

10,000kmFerry; Y-20B · with 16.5 tons of freight

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)^[source]

10,000 km

Ferry; Y-20B · with 16.5 tons of freight

Single source

7,800 km

Y-20B · with 2 Type 15 tanks

Single source

7,800 km (4,800 mi, 4,200 nmi) with 2 Type 15 tanks^[source]

10,000 km (6,200 mi, 5,400 nmi) with 16.5 tons of freight^[source]

1,010kW

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,010 kW

AT-802 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (1,010 kW)^[source]

—

140kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

140 kN

Y-20B · 4 × Shenyang WS-20 turbofan engines thrust each

Single source

4 × Shenyang WS-20 turbofan engines, 140 kN (31,000 lbf) thrust each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

401.0 sq ft (37.25 m 2 )^[source]

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

13,000mY-20B · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 m

AT-802 · Service ceiling

Single source

13,000 ft (4,000 m)^[source]

13,000 m

Y-20B · Service ceiling

Single source

13,000 m (43,000 ft)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

—

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

AT-802 · 850 ft/min (

Single source

850 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Air Tractor AT-802 and Xi'an Y-20 configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Xi'an Y-20
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Strategic airlifter^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	China^[source]
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	In service, in production^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	2013–present^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	26 January 2013^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	66,000 kg (145,505 lb)^[source]
Aspect ratio	8.8:1^[source]	—
Airfoil	NACA 4415^[source]	—
Stall speed	91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]	—
Designer	—	Tang Changhong^[source]
Primary user	—	People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]
Number built	—	100 as of 2026^[source]
Introduction date	—	6 July 2016^[source]
Wing loading	—	710 kg/m 2 (150 lb/sq ft)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · China

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Air Tractor AT-802

Xi'an Y-20

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Strategic airlifter^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

China^[source]

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

In service, in production^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

2013–present^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

26 January 2013^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]

66,000 kg (145,505 lb)^[source]

Aspect ratio

8.8:1^[source]

—

Airfoil

NACA 4415^[source]

—

Stall speed

91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]

—

Designer

—

Tang Changhong^[source]

Primary user

—

People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]

Number built

—

100 as of 2026^[source]

Introduction date

—

6 July 2016^[source]

Wing loading

—

710 kg/m 2 (150 lb/sq ft)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · China